by Cixin Liu
Rating: 4.00 (1 ratings)
First published 2023
Signals sent into space by a secret military project successfully contact an alien civilization on the brink of destruction. Facing annihilation, the aliens plan to invade Earth. On the ground, different factions form - some welcome the superior beings, others prepare to fight the invasion. A science fiction epic of immense scope as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. The emotional core of the story explores the human cost of scientific progress and our place in the cosmos.
Genres: science-fiction, space-opera, epic, hard-science-fiction
Vibes: epic, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: epic-scale, fate-of-humanity, high-stakes
Setting: China
Period: 1967, 20th century
416 pages · Paperback · Tor Books